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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno State shot squad gathered for the NCAA enactment amusement connected Monday, and the Bulldogs learned they volition unfastened NCAA Tournament play connected Friday day astatine UCLA, successful a four-team Regional being hosted by the Bruins.
The Bulldogs earned an automatic spot into the 64-team NCAA Tournament, aft winning the Mountain West Championship implicit the weekend.
This is the 2nd consecutive play the Bulldogs (31-27, 18-12 MW) person won the Mountain West's postseason tourney and earned a spot successful an NCAA Regional.
Last season, the Bulldogs went to the Santa Barbara Regional hosted by UC Santa Barbara. They mislaid 9-6 to the Gauchos successful their Regional opener, and past were eliminated with a 7-5 nonaccomplishment to San Diego the adjacent day.
The apical 16 teams successful the NCAA Tournament are seeded and UCLA is the No.15 nationalist seed.
UCLA (42-16, 22-8 Big Ten) earned its 26th NCAA Tournament berth and 14th nether Head Coach John Savage. The Bruins instrumentality to the postseason for the 15th clip successful the past 21 seasons.
Also competing astatine the Regional is UC Irvine (41-15, 24-6 Big West), who is presently No. 23 successful the latest NCAA.com RPI rankings, and was the regular play champion of the Big West Conference.
And Arizona State (35-22, 18-12 Big 12), who finished tied for 4th successful the Big 12 during the regular season.
Fresno State's opener against the Bruins successful the double-elimination Regional is scheduled to commencement astatine 1 p.m. PT connected Friday, followed by the Anteaters and Sun Devils gathering astatine 6 p.m. PT connected Friday nighttime
The Bulldogs (31-27, 18-12 MW) are making their 37th determination quality successful programme history.
Fresno State has ne'er precocious retired of the opening, Regional-stage of the NCAA Tournament since winning the nationalist title successful 2008.
2025 NCAA Los Angeles Regional Schedule
Friday, May 30
Game 1: UCLA vs. Fresno State astatine 1 p.m. (PT) – ESPN+
Game 2: UC Irvine vs. Arizona State astatine 6 p.m. (PT) – ESPNU
Saturday, May 31
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (Broadcast and clip TBD)
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 (Broadcast and clip TBD)
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 (Broadcast and clip TBD)
Sunday, June 1
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 (Broadcast and clip TBD)
Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary) (Broadcast and clip TBD)
